Climate Defense Project
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Lawyers defending the defenders, i.e., those standing up for intersectional climate justice. climatedefenseproject.org
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Palestinian rights advocates are winning in court, despite attempts to silence, smear, and criminalize them.
Judges across the US are reaffirming what we already knew: speaking out for Palestinian freedom is protected political expression.
Read our overview of some of these victories. ✊🇵🇸
Judges across the US are reaffirming what we already knew: speaking out for Palestinian freedom is protected political expression.
Read our overview of some of these victories. ✊🇵🇸
Defending Dissent: How Activists Are Beating Back “Lawfare” Attacks on the Palestine Movement — Protect the Protest
From campus crackdowns to courtroom intimidation, recent legal victories mark a turning point for free speech and protest rights in the U.S. Two Years of Retaliation and Resilience Palestinian righ...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Palestinian rights advocates are winning in court, despite attempts to silence, smear, and criminalize them.
Judges across the US are reaffirming what we already knew: speaking out for Palestinian freedom is protected political expression.
Read our overview of some of these victories. ✊🇵🇸
Judges across the US are reaffirming what we already knew: speaking out for Palestinian freedom is protected political expression.
Read our overview of some of these victories. ✊🇵🇸
Preparedness isn't everything; civil society orgs should also familiarize themselves with principles of noncooperation. Learn more here: freedomtrainers.net/noncooperati...
Noncooperation Library - Freedom Trainers
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November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Preparedness isn't everything; civil society orgs should also familiarize themselves with principles of noncooperation. Learn more here: freedomtrainers.net/noncooperati...
CDP's Kira Kelley will be a featured speaker at the Vermont Human Rights Commission’s 2025 Civil Rights Summit, where they will join other advocates and community leaders to talk about strategies for the protection of Vermonters' civil rights. Register by 10/31 at hrc.vermont.gov/2025-civil-r....
2025 Vermont Civil Rights Summit hosted on Whova
November 14 – 16, 2025, Randolph, VT
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October 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
CDP's Kira Kelley will be a featured speaker at the Vermont Human Rights Commission’s 2025 Civil Rights Summit, where they will join other advocates and community leaders to talk about strategies for the protection of Vermonters' civil rights. Register by 10/31 at hrc.vermont.gov/2025-civil-r....
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NLG is receiving more and more verified reports of federal agent door-knocks and contacts. If you are approached by federal law enforcement, don’t be afraid to alert your community!
September 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NLG is receiving more and more verified reports of federal agent door-knocks and contacts. If you are approached by federal law enforcement, don’t be afraid to alert your community!
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In 2023, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr brought a far-reaching RICO indictment against dozens of opponents of Atlanta’s recently built Public Safety Training Center, more commonly known as Cop City.
Last week a judge found the case must be mostly, or entirely, dismissed on procedural grounds:
Last week a judge found the case must be mostly, or entirely, dismissed on procedural grounds:
Judge Finds Attorney General Can't Bring RICO Charges in Cop City Case - UNICORN RIOT
Atlanta, GA — A Fulton County judge found Tuesday that Georgia’s attorney general lacked authority to bring racketeering charges against protesters named in the sprawling Cop City RICO case, calling i...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In 2023, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr brought a far-reaching RICO indictment against dozens of opponents of Atlanta’s recently built Public Safety Training Center, more commonly known as Cop City.
Last week a judge found the case must be mostly, or entirely, dismissed on procedural grounds:
Last week a judge found the case must be mostly, or entirely, dismissed on procedural grounds:
Congratulations, Mylene! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US pipeline protester’s obstruction conviction overturned by appeals court
New trial for Mylene Vialard after Minnesota judges find ‘pervasive’ prosecutorial misconduct in Line 3 protest case
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Congratulations, Mylene! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Thank you Kristen Stilt @harvardanimallaw.bsky.social, @animal-justice.bsky.social, @climatedefense.bsky.social, animal law scholars,
@nonhumanrights.bsky.social, @ccrjustice.org @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, @nlgnews.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@nonhumanrights.bsky.social, @ccrjustice.org @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, @nlgnews.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thank you Kristen Stilt @harvardanimallaw.bsky.social, @animal-justice.bsky.social, @climatedefense.bsky.social, animal law scholars,
@nonhumanrights.bsky.social, @ccrjustice.org @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, @nlgnews.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@nonhumanrights.bsky.social, @ccrjustice.org @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, @nlgnews.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Today two animal welfare organizations filed a petition in Minnesota court for a search warrant and law enforcement investigation into Jennie-O Turkey Farms. CDP’s Kira Kelley assisted the effort. climatedefenseproject.org/wp-content/u...
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March 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Today two animal welfare organizations filed a petition in Minnesota court for a search warrant and law enforcement investigation into Jennie-O Turkey Farms. CDP’s Kira Kelley assisted the effort. climatedefenseproject.org/wp-content/u...
“Exercising my rights should not be controversial or complicated. But once again, the state has failed to respect our sovereignty, our constitution, our own rule of law that has existed since long before the state of Minnesota even existed,” Thompson said. minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/13/j...
Judge rules Minnesota can prosecute marijuana crimes on reservations even after legalization • Minnesota Reformer
A Minnesota district court judge ruled that the state may prosecute Native Americans on most reservations for possessing large amounts of marijuana, allowing a felony case against a White Earth man to...
minnesotareformer.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“Exercising my rights should not be controversial or complicated. But once again, the state has failed to respect our sovereignty, our constitution, our own rule of law that has existed since long before the state of Minnesota even existed,” Thompson said. minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/13/j...
Success! Case dismissed against Anishinaabe wild rice harvester in Minnesota. Read the press release here:
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BREAKING: Case Dismissed Against Anishinaabe Wild Rice Harvester - Climate Defense Project
A Minnesota judge dismissed criminal charges against an Anishinaabe Water Protector today for allegedly harvesting manoomin, or wild rice, in an illegal manner.
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March 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Success! Case dismissed against Anishinaabe wild rice harvester in Minnesota. Read the press release here:
climatedefenseproject.org/breaking-cas...
climatedefenseproject.org/breaking-cas...